First time around with the Steam Machines, like everyone else on planet earth, I had no interest in what I perceived as a pointless device. After getting my Steam Deck and abandoning gaming on a PC for any title that works well on the Deck, I’ve come to greatly value a console-like experience with my Steam Library. Being able to completely avoid the bullshit of Windows has become one of the most appealing aspects of my Deck, although prior to owning one, portability was the only major appeal.

At this point, I’d buy a new Steam Machine right away to be able to achieve that same console-like Steam experience but with more powerful hardware. Paired with the Deck for portability, that setup sounds like a dream come true.

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    1 year ago

    I did just that with a minisforum UM790 AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and holoiso so it works just like a steamdeck. The TDP on that tops out at around 65 watts so definitely more powerful than steamdeck and enough to run games and emulation at 1080p.